Paulo Blanco

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2019

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“THE MAGIC WICKET” by Paulo Blanco

Submitted to Contest #97

THE MAGIC WICKET When renowned bestselling author Jerry Jenkins posted that photograph on his Twitter, theme for the request that a story be written in seven words or less, it opened for me that window of opportunity that only the gullible chases. It was May 26, 2021 and hopes were renewed. For me, any window can become a great opportunity to make my face known, even if it seems a little ri...

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“AUTHOR OF THE IMAGINARY” by Paulo Blanco

Submitted to Contest #88

Writing about an author famous for his fairy tales was a pleasantly received challenge, not that I knew them very well, and was thus endowed with a special advantage. The certainty of inspiration was really a competitive advantage, and I was not surprised; it had taken me many times before, making me write admirable articulations, which, morbidly, I had not yet dared to present to any of my beta-readers. Wh...

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“WISE UNDERWISE” by Paulo Blanco

Firstborn, red-haired, handsome, healthy, had been born in the last century, second half beginning, at eight months walked and spoke; Suburban humble parents told stories of pain, felt exceedingly blessed; Emmanoel my father gave me the name of his younger brother, who died early: Paul (small, in Greek). The cultured apostle.Mariusa my mother, elected the beauty queen of the aspiring Clube Estrela do Oriente, in the remote and quiet Patience, Santa Cruz railway branch, far western Carioca, in the old Guanabara, today Rio de Janeiro...

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Author bio

An old one trying to be an best seller author by a miracle